True story. Somewhat related. Around 25 years ago, a possum was hanging around my grandparents' house. Mostly threatening the cats and eating their food, but the fear of it giving the cats rabies was the big thing. One day after the sun set but there was still a little light outside, my grandfather looked out the door and saw what he thought was the possum laying on the ground beside the picnic table. He got his shotgun, open the door, and fired. It was a direct hit. Only it wasn't a possum after all.

Now, how did I hear this story? The next day I was sitting at the picnic table, looked down, and then asked my grandmother, "What happened to your shoe?"

So you have a family bonfire at night with children who are running around playing, and you decide you need to shoot a skunk - off in the distance, at night when children are known to be running around playing?

Killer Cars:Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place; this dipsh*t either attempted to murder a child, or is just a colossal f*cking retard. There is no middle ground or other choice here.

Yeah, it is bad when you have to fall back on the Reagan Defense "I wasn't been evil/criminal, I was just horrendously incompetent and careless"

I actually LOLed at the thought that "What if it had been a real skunk?" Even if it had been a real skunk, this idiot thought it would be a good idea to splatter the critter with a bunch of kids around? Perforated stink bag + traumatized kids = awesome?

That article sounds more in line with reality. Sometimes the internet is like a game of telephone and you get stories that look like they should be in the Daily Fail. You keep paraphrasing an article and adding or deleting information until the Outrage-O-Meter is full and the Reality-O-Meter is close to Onion levels.

vpb:Aarontology: I know people who've gotten harsher punishments for possession.

Well, yes, this guy was defending us from tyranny. Those people are dangerous drug fiends.

Really though, aren't people who are careless with guns more dangerous or as dangerous as militia nuts?

I'd say more dangerous. For the most part the militia nuts just do their little WOLVERINES cosplay thing out in the woods and don't bother anyone and are usually really goddamned responsible with their guns.